Racecards
16:10 Hamilton Park
E.b.f. Flower Of Scotland Stakes (fillies' Listed) (Class 1)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 5f 4y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £30,000 added
- Form 1-30451
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer M A Jarvis
- Jockey P Robinson
chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
- Form 838718
- Age 7
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer J L Spearing
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
behind, ridden and outpaced halfway, never dangerous
- Form 412066
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 72
chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, no impression
- Form 079441
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey F Norton
raced alone stands side rail, made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well
- Form 513502
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
in touch, outpaced 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
- Form 3-11686
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer E S McMahon
- Jockey Greg Fairley
prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
- Form 17/1-933
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey J Quinn
tracked leaders, ridden and effort over 1f out, stayed on same pace
- Form 172215
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer J G M O'Shea
- Jockey F Sweeney
behind, ridden over 1f out, no impression final furlong
- Form 129-30
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer D J Murphy
- Jockey J F Egan
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong
- Form 281112
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey R Havlin
in touch, ridden and effort over 1f out, no extra final furlong
- Form 6-22166
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer Mrs G S Rees
- Jockey P Hanagan
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 332248
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer J G Given
- Jockey T P Queally
in touch, ridden and lost place over 1f out, weakened and eased well inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Pivotal's Princess will be the one to beat if back to her best, however that isn't guaranteed and so a safer option looks to be Blue Echo and she gets the nod ahead of Riotous Applause and Loch Verdi. Blue echo comes here on the back of a facile success at Chester and shouldn't be inconvenienced by this drop back to five furlongs. She has won on various ground so conditions will not be a problem unless we get torrential rain. She has bags of early dash and can continue the good record of three-year-old's in this race. Mimi Mouse is better on flatter tracks, whilst Day By Day comes here in good form and should be respected although it is certainly a tougher race than she has been contesting. Morinqua is like a greyhound early on but was below par when last seen and needs to bounce back, as does Final Dynasty. Blue Rocket is an interesting contender as she drops markedly in trip having been absent since contesting the 1000 Guineas; she would prefer the rain to stay away. Loch Verdi has won over course and distance but is another who prefers livelier ground, so of more interest may be Pivotal's Princess who is the class act but hasn't been firing on all cylinders of late. A tough contest, and Blue Echo is fancied to land the spoils.
Formwatch
Blue Echo 3-1fav (8-12) Made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on well, won at Chester 6f lst fll stk (1) gf beating Diamond Diva (8-12) by 3l, 9 ran.
Cashel Mead 12-1 (8-7) Raced keenly, chased leaders stand side, lost place over 3f out, headway over 1f out, never troubled leaders, 8th of 16, 3l behind Fullandby (8-13) at Ayr 5f hcap (2) gs in Jul.
Katie Boo (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Prominent, lost place over 4f out, no impression when hampered over 1f out, 6th of 9, 8l behind Blue Echo (8-12) at Chester 6f lst fll stk (1) gf.
Loch Verdi 7-2 (9-5) Made all, soon switched to stand side rail, ridden and ran on, won at Folkestone 5f hcap (4) gf beating Texas Gold (9-5) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Mimi Mouse 8-1 (9-4) Led far side, ridden and overall leader 2f out, headed final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Bo McGinty (8-11) at Haydock 5f hcap (4) gf.
Pivotal's Princess (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Always rear division, 6th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Galeota (9-9) at Doncaster 5f lst stk (1) gf.
Riotous Applause 9-2 (8-7) Slowly into stride, held up in touch, switched left over 1f out, effort and kept on same pace, 3rd of 5, 1l behind Siren's Gift (8-1) at Leicester 5f stk (4) gf.
Shes Minnie 8-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 3l behind Barons Spy (8-5) at Warwick 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Blue Rocket (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Raced stand's side, chased leaders, lost place over 3f out, 20th of 21, 28l behind Finsceal Beo (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 3yo Fll Grp 1 (1) gf in May.
Day By Day 6-1 (8-9) Quickly away, led on rail, ridden over 1f out, narrowly headed just inside final furlong, strong rally near finish, just failed, 2nd of 9, shd behind Zahour Al Yasmeen (8-4) at Sandown 5f 3yo hcp (4) gd.
Final Dynasty 14-1 (8-11) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 9l behind Ripples Maid (9-4) at Pontefract 6f lst fll stk (1) gs in Aug.
Morinqua (IRE) 11-1 (9-3) With leader, driven and every chance approaching final furlong, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 5l behind Galeota (9-9) at Doncaster 5f lst stk (1) gf.